Entry

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ˈɛntɹi/

Definitions

1. A place where one goes in, or the act of going into or recording something
2. A point of access for entering a location or the process of documenting information or details about an experience
3. A means of getting inside a particular area or the action of noting information formally or informally

Etymology: The word "entry" started out as a participle. In Old French, "entree" was the feminine past participle of "entrer," meaning "to enter," so the original sense was something like "gone in." That Old French form passed into Middle English as "entre," and the modern spelling with a "y" followed later. The verb it came from traces back to Latin "intrare," built from "intro," meaning "inwards" or "within," the same root that gives English words like "introduce" in its sense of leading inside. The word is a doublet of "entrée" and "entrada," which means English, French and Spanish each kept a separate descendant of the same Latin source. "Entrée" passed into English as a loan with its own meaning, so the two words now sit side by side, one for a doorway or admission and the other for a dish served at the start of a meal.

Synonyms: access, ingress, admission, insertion, introduction

Antonyms: exit, departure, withdrawal